UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
MANUAL
BY-LAWS OF THE
BERKELEY DIVISION
OF THE
ACADEMIC SENATE
2015 VERSION
(Last Revision 4/22/15)
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BY-LAWS OF THE BERKELEY DIVISION
PART I. BERKELEY DIVISION1
1.
FUNCTIONS
The Berkeley Division is a committee of the Academic Senate.
It has authority to:
•
Organize, select its own officers and committees, adopt rules for the conduct of
its business;
•
Receive and consider reports and recommendations from the Faculties of
colleges and schools located wholly or partly on the Berkeley Campus, from its
Divisional committees, from local administrative officers, and from other
Divisions;
•
Originate and take final action on legislation substantially affecting only the
Division;
•
Establish Faculties in schools and colleges located wholly on the Berkeley
Campus;
•
Transmit directly to the President resolutions on any matter of University
concern, with copies to the Assembly of the Academic Senate;
•
Initiate Memorials to The Regents; and
•
Submit reports and recommendations to the Senate or to the Assembly
concerning changes in Senate legislation and such other matters as it may deem
appropriate.
2.
MEMBERSHIP (Am. 9.91, 4.25.05, 4.27.06)
A.
Members of the Division are:
•
The President;
•
The Chancellor, Vice Chancellors, Provosts, Deans, Directors of academic
programs, Assistant or Associate Vice Chancellor for Admissions and
Enrollment, Registrar, and chief Librarian at Berkeley;
(EC.
11.21.00)
•
All Professors, Professors in Residence, Professors of Clinical
, and
Acting Professors;
•
Associate Professors, Associate Professors in Residence, Associate
Professors of Clinical
, and Acting Associate Professors;
•
Assistant Professors, Assistant Professors in Residence, and Assistant
Professors of Clinical
;
•
Instructors, Instructors in Residence;
•
Senior Lecturers with Security of Employment, Lecturers with Security of
Employment, Senior Lecturers with Potential for Security of Employment, and
Lecturers with Potential for Security of Employment, with full time teaching
responsibilities in curricula under the control of the Academic Senate, whose
duties lie primarily in Berkeley; and
•
Those Vice Presidents, Deans, and Directors of statewide units who
choose to enroll in this Division.
B.
Instructors and Instructors in Residence of less than two years' service have no
vote.
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2.
MEMBERSHIP (continued)
C.
Membership does not lapse because of leave of absence or transfer to emeritus
status.
D.
The Committee on Rules and Elections determines whether a person meets the
requirements for membership. (CC. 10.25.94)
3.
OFFICERS OF THE DIVISION (Am. 10.89, 10.25.94, 10.17.95)
A.
Chair
Term
The Chair of the Division is appointed by the Committee on Committees to serve
for a term of one year beginning with the first day of instruction in the Fall Term.
Normally, the Chair succeeds to this office and to Chair of the Divisional Council
after having served the previous year as Vice Chair both of the Division and of
the Council.
Duties
•
Presides at meetings of the Division and of the Divisional Council.
•
Sits, upon invitation or at his or her discretion, without vote, in
deliberations of any committee of the Division.
•
Serves, ex officio, as a member of the Assembly of the Academic Senate
and of the Academic Council, and as Chair of the Divisional Committee on
Assembly Representation.
•
Refers matters to the officers or agencies of the Division and of the
Administration, as appropriate.
B.
Vice Chair
Term
The Vice Chair of the Division and of the Divisional Council is appointed by the
Committee on Committees to serve a term of one year beginning with the first
day of instruction in the Fall. The Vice Chair will normally succeed to the
positions of Chair of the Division and of the Divisional Council.
Duties
•
Serves as Chair when the Chair is temporarily unable to serve.
•
Performs such duties as assigned by the Chair of the Division.
C.
Secretary
Term
The Secretary of the Division is appointed by the Committee on Committees to
serve for a term of two years, subject to reappointment, beginning with the first
day of instruction in the Fall Semester.
Duties
•
Prepares the Call and Minutes for each meeting of the Division in
accordance with Senate By-Laws.
•
Assumes the duties of Chair in case of absence of both the Chair and Vice
Chair.
•
Performs such duties as assigned by the Chair of the Division.
•
Maintains a complete file for the Senate of minutes, reports, and agendas
of all Divisional committees and other Senate agencies.
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3.
OFFICERS OF THE DIVISION (continued)
D.
Parliamentarian
The Committee on Committees appoints the Parliamentarian to serve at the
pleasure of the Divisional Council.
4.
DIVISIONAL COUNCIL2 (En. 10.89, CC. 3.92, 5.1.14; Am. 11.13.03, 11.8.07, 4.22.10,
10.29.14, 4.22.15)
A.
Composition
The Divisional Council shall be composed of nineteen members as follows:
1.
The Chair and the Vice Chair of the Division, who are also Chair and Vice
Chair of the Divisional Council.
2.
Chairs of the following Committees:
Academic Planning and Resource Allocation
Admissions, Enrollment, and Preparatory Education
Budget and Interdepartmental Relations
Committees
Courses of Instruction
Diversity, Equity, and Campus Climate
Educational Policy
Faculty Welfare
Graduate Council
Research
Undergraduate Council
3.
Six At-Large members elected by the Division.
The Secretary of the Division serves as non-voting secretary to the Council.
B.
Terms
1.
The Chair serves for one year.
2.
The Vice Chair will serve one year as Vice Chair and the next year as
Chair of the Division and of the Divisional Council.
3.
Committee Chairs, ex officio, normally will serve the same term as the
tenure of their Chairs. A Committee Chair may designate a Senate
member of that Committee to serve in his or her stead on the Divisional
Council (with approval of the Committee on Committees) for a period of
one year.
4.
At-Large members, half to be elected every year, will serve two-year
terms. They cannot serve consecutive terms.
5.
Terms begin on the first day of instruction of the Fall term, unless
otherwise designated in Divisional legislation.
6.
A partial term counts as a full term.
7.
A vacancy occurring between regular elections is filled by the Committee
on Committees.
C.
Duties
The Divisional Council has the following responsibilities and authority.
1.
Proposes legislation as needed.
2.
Acts on behalf of the Division on matters other than legislative matters
retained by the Division.
3.
Receives and distributes to the appropriate agency or agencies reports
from Standing and Special Committees of the Division and from academic
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4.
DIVISIONAL COUNCIL (continued)
program and Organized Research Unit review committees.
4.
Coordinates activities of Divisional Standing and Special Committees.
5.
Proposes and approves establishment of Special Committees and task
forces.
6.
Places items it considers routine on a Consent Calendar to be submitted
to a meeting of the Division. Should the meeting not attain a quorum, the
Consent Calendar would be taken as approved.
7.
Informs members of the Division of its agenda and actions by regularly
circulated reports, public forums, Divisional newsletter, or other
appropriate channels.
8.
May order a ballot by mail, in the event that a quorum was not achieved at
a Divisional meeting, on any matter, including legislation that was
presented in the Notice for that meeting. (En. 9.91; EC 4.26.05)
5.
MEETINGS (CC. 10.89; Am. 4.24.08)
A.
Regular
The Division holds two regular meetings each academic year, one early in the
Fall term and the other in the Spring when the Divisional Council presents its
State of the Campus Message. The Chair and the Secretary arrange the
schedule of regular meetings.
B.
Special
•
A Special Meeting of the Division may be called by the Chair. Upon
written request of twenty-five voting members a Special Meeting must be
called by the Chair or, in his or her absence or disability, by the Vice
Chair.
•
The call to a Special Meeting must be sent to all members of the Division
at least five days of instruction prior to the meeting.
C.
Emergency
•
With the concurrence of a majority of the Divisional Council, an
Emergency Meeting may be called by the Chair or, in his or her absence
or disability, by the Vice Chair.
•
The call to an Emergency Meeting must be communicated at least 48
hours prior to the meeting to the Chair of each academic department for
transmittal to members of the department.
6.
QUORUM
Fifty voting members of the Division are required for a quorum.
9.
DIVISION ELECTIONS (En. 11.8.07)3
A.
General Provisions
Subject to provisions in these By-Laws, all Divisional elections and ballots are to
be conducted by paper or electronic means. If an election is conducted
electronically, Berkeley Division members may request a paper ballot from the
Secretary in writing. The Division Secretary, in consultation with the Committee
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9.
DIVISION ELECTIONS (continued)
on Rules and Elections, shall decide whether the election or ballot will be
conducted by paper or electronic means.
B.
Notice of Election
Not fewer than 30 days of instruction prior to the election, the Secretary must
send to each voting member of the Division a Notice of the Election.
C.
Nominating Petitions
•
Nominating Petitions must be filed with the Secretary within 10 days of
instruction after the Notice of Election has been sent.
•
A Nominating Petition must be signed by five voting members of the
Division, and must state the departmental affiliation of the nominee and
nominators.
•
The nominee must certify acceptance.
D.
Voting
1.
By paper ballot:
•
At least 14 calendar days before the Election, the Secretary must
mail to each voter a list of all nominees, stating their nominators
and departmental affiliation of each.
•
The list of nominees must be accompanied by a ballot listing the
nominees alphabetically, a plain envelope in which the voter is to
enclose the marked ballot, and a further envelope addressed to the
Secretary to be used for return of the sealed ballot.
•
The voter must be notified that:
•
all ballots must be returned to the Secretary no later than the
date of election;
•
A ballot is invalid if more names are marked than there are
vacancies to be filled, or if the ballot lacks the signature of
the voter in the space provided on the return envelope;
•
A voter who spoils a ballot may, by tearing it across once
and returning it to the Secretary, obtain another. (EC.00)
2.
By electronic ballot:
•
At least 14 calendar days before the Election, the Secretary must
make available to each voter an electronic ballot of all nominees,
stating their nominators and departmental affiliation of each.
•
Each voter will have access to a secure, web-based voting system
that is administered by the Academic Senate office.
•
The voting system will authenticate the identity of each voter and
separate the identity of each voter from his or her vote to maintain
the confidentiality of the voting process.
•
The voting system will be designed so that once a vote has been
cast, neither the voter nor anyone with access to the system can
change the vote.
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9.
DIVISION ELECTIONS (continued)
•
If a Senate member prefers a paper ballot, the Berkeley Division
will make one available upon written request. If a voter submits
both an electronic and a paper ballot, the electronic ballot will take
precedence and the paper ballot will be destroyed prior to the
count.
E.
Election of At-Large Members to the Divisional Council
•
At-Large members shall be elected at the same time as members of the
Committee on Committees and in the manner outlined in this By-Law,
except that the number of nominations must be at least twice as many as
there are places to be filled; the Committee on Committees will add the
necessary number of nominees to complete the slate if the number of
Nominating Petitions received from the membership is fewer than the
number required.
F.
Election of Committee on Committees Members
•
Committee members are elected in accordance with Senate and Berkeley
Division By-Laws.
•
Candidates receiving votes on at least 35% of the valid returned ballots
are to be declared elected.
•
If more candidates receive votes on at least 35% of the valid ballots cast
than there are vacancies to be filled, those having the highest percentage
are to be declared elected.
•
If fewer candidates receive votes on at least 35% of the valid ballots cast
than there are vacancies, a second ballot must be taken. It must list the
nominees not elected but receiving the highest percentage on the first
ballot, but not to exceed twice the number of remaining vacancies. (CC.
12.6.07)
•
Those receiving the highest percentage on the second ballot are to be
declared elected for such vacancies as exist. A tie for the last vacancy is
broken by lot.
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PART II. COMMITTEES
Title I. Appointment and Term
10.
APPOINTMENT
•
Unless these By-Laws specify otherwise, the Committee on Committees appoints
all committees of the Division and designates their chairs.
•
It may also appoint a panel of alternates (prescribing their order of priority) to
serve whenever a regular member is temporarily unable to serve.
•
All appointments by the Committee on Committees are subject to confirmation by
the Divisional Council. (CC. 10.89)
11.
TERM
Committees are appointed each year to serve for a term of one year, beginning with the
first day of instruction of the Fall term, unless otherwise specified.
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Title II. General Functions and Responsibilities; Composition
12.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A.
Committees may make such studies and recommendations as they deem
appropriate, consistent with their original charge.
B.
Members of the Division have the right to be heard by appropriate Divisional
Committees.
C.
Each Committee is responsible to the Division and has the obligation to report its
actions to the Division, but has the right to report concurrently to the Assembly of
the Academic Senate.
•
When committees make recommendations and render advice to the
President, Chancellor, other administrative officers, departments, or
individual members of the Division, they are to report their
recommendations to the Division when such report is in the best interest
of the University.
D.
Committees may adopt rules for the conduct of their business consistent with the
By-Laws and Regulations of the Division.
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13.
COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEES (Am. 4.90, 10.90, 10.24.02, 11.3.10)
A.
Classification of Committees
Standing Committees of the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate are
divided into two categories:
Committees on Faculty and Senate Affairs, without student members;
Committees on Educational Affairs, with student members.
B.
Committees on Faculty and Senate Affairs
Membership
These Committees shall be composed solely of Senate members appointed by
the Committee on Committees, with the exception of the Committee on
Committees and the Divisional Council as noted:
Assembly Representation
Memorial Resolutions
Budget and Interdepartmental Relations
Ombudspersons
Committees4
Privilege and Tenure
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Divisional Council
Research
Faculty Awards
Rules and Elections
Faculty Research Lecture
University-Emeriti Relations
Faculty Welfare
(CC. 10.89, 10.25.94, 4.25.05; EC. 11.91, 3.92)
C.
Committees on Educational Affairs
1.
Composition
These Committees shall be composed of faculty members appointed from
the Berkeley Division by the Committee on Committees, unless otherwise
provided for in these By-laws, and shall include student members:
Academic Freedom
Library
Academic Planning and Resource Allocation Prizes
Admissions, Enrollment, and Preparatory
Status of Women and
Education
Ethnic Minorities
Computing and Communications
Student Affairs
Courses of Instruction
Student Diversity and
Demonstrations and Student Actions
Academic Development
Educational Policy
Teaching
Graduate Council
Undergraduate Scholarships,
Honors, and Financial Aid
(CC. 11.88, 9.91, 3.92, 10.25.94, 6.26.06, 5.2.12, 10.29.14)
2.
Student Participation
Student members shall be eligible to serve on all standing sub-committees
of those Committees listed in By-Law 13.C.1.
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13.
COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEES (continued)
3.
Student Selection and Appointment
a.
Selection
During the summer, student members for each of the Committees
on Educational Affairs will be selected by the ASUC student groups
through their vetting process and presented to the Committee on
Committees as a list of nominations to be appointed according to
the Divisional process used by the Committee on Committees and
Divisional Council. Names of student members shall be sent to the
Committee on Committees by September 1 of the academic year in
which they are to serve.
b.
Nonfulfillment
Failure of the ASUC to provide student nominees for Divisional
Senate Committees, as specified above, shall not interfere with the
ongoing functioning of Berkeley Divisional Committees.
c.
Grievance Board
Complaints by a Divisional Committee against a student member or
by a student member against the Committee to which the student
has been appointed shall be referred on the initiative either of the
student or of the Committee Chair for resolution to a Grievance
Board composed of the Chair of the Committee on Committees, the
Faculty Representative to the ASUC, and the Chair of the Graduate
Assembly.
d.
Absentee Members
Upon three unexcused consecutive absences, student members
will be automatically withdrawn so that their absences will not affect
quorum.6 (En. 11.3.10)
4.
Voting Procedure
•
On all formal votes in committees attended by student members,
the student opinions will be recorded separately and so reported
whenever the recommendation of the committee is presented to the
Division, to other Academic Senate bodies and to administrative
officers advised by such committee. (CC.3.89)
•
When the committee is acting for the Senate, student members do
not vote.
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Title III. List of Standing Committees on Faculty and Senate Affairs
Their Powers and Duties7
These Committees are composed solely of Senate members.
15.
ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATION (Am. 10.25.94, 4.24.08)
Membership
This Committee consists of:
•
Chair of the Division, who is its Chair;
•
Those other members of the Division who are ex officio members of the
Assembly of the Academic Senate;
•
Appointed Divisional representatives to the Assembly (as prescribed in Senate
By-Law 105.A.4) appointed for two-year staggered terms; at least half of whom
shall be elected members of the Divisional Council; and
•
At least six alternate Divisional Representatives, designated by the Division Chair
to serve in the absence of a regular Representative. (Legislative Ruling 4.71)
16.
BUDGET AND INTERDEPARTMENTAL RELATIONS
A.
Membership
This Committee has at least seven members.
B.
Duties
It represents the Division in all matters relating to appointments and promotions
and makes recommendations to the Chancellor on appointments, promotions,
salaries, and other matters related to the quality of the faculty.
C.
Term
Its term of office begins on July 1.
17.
COMMITTEES (CC. 10.89, 3.92; Am. 11.8.07, 11.13.08, 11.3.10; EC 12.08)
A.
Membership
•
This Committee has eight members, who are elected in accordance with
Senate and Division By-Laws.
•
It chooses its own Chair, who is also a member of the Grievance Board as
provided in By-Law 13.
B.
Terms and Vacancies
•
Four members are elected each year to serve for two years beginning the
first day of instruction in the Fall.
•
When a vacancy in its own membership occurs, the Committee, subject to
confirmation by the Divisional Council, may appoint a member of the
Division to serve the unexpired part of the term.
(CC. 10.89)
•
The Committee is instructed to give consideration to nominees not elected
but receiving the highest vote in the immediately preceding election.
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17.
COMMITTEES (continued)
C.
Duties
This Committee appoints:
•
The Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Parliamentarian of the Division;
•
All other Standing Committees;
•
Special Committees as the Division may direct;
•
Faculty Representative to the Senate of the Associated Students of the
University of California, who also serves on the Grievance Board, as
provided in By-Law 13.C;
•
Student members to Committees on Educational Affairs (By-Law 13);
•
Nominees for appointment to administrative committees when called upon
by the Chancellor; nominees to all positions on the Chancellor's
Committee for Animal Care and Use, except for non-Senate and outside
University members;
•
Nominees to all non-chair positions on the Committee for the Protection of
Human Subjects, except for non-Senate and outside University members.
(En. 11.13.08)
19.
FACULTY AWARDS (Am. 4.25.05)
A.
Membership
This Committee has at least seven Senate members from various disciplines.
B.
Duties
This committee nominates candidates for the Clark Kerr Award, the Berkeley
Faculty Service Award, and other awards, honors, and prizes.
1.
Clark Kerr Award
Ÿ
From time to time it nominates to the Divisional Council, for
presentation of the Clark Kerr Award, an individual considered to
have made an extraordinary and distinguished contribution to the
advancement of higher education.
Ÿ
The Award consists of a medal bearing the profile of Clark Kerr and
a suitable inscription.
Ÿ
Cost of the Award is borne by voluntary contributions from the
Faculty or other funds available to the Division, but not by State
moneys.
2.
Berkeley Faculty Service Award
•
Annually the committee solicits nominations and recommends to
the Divisional Council, a member of the Berkeley Division who has
given outstanding and dedicated service to the Berkeley campus.
•
This Award consists of a monetary award equivalent to that of the
Distinguished Teaching Award, and a commendation modeled on
the Berkeley Citation.
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19.
FACULTY AWARDS (continued)
3.
Other awards, honors, and prizes
•
For some external awards, the committee supplies nominees to the
Office of the Chancellor upon request.
•
In other cases, the committee interacts directly with schools,
colleges, and departments through their designated award
committees or individuals to identify nominees.
•
The committee encourages schools, colleges, and departments to
nominate their faculty for appropriate external awards and, if
desired, to establish a mechanism for nominations.
20.
FACULTY RESEARCH LECTURE
A.
Membership
•
This Committee consists of the most recent Faculty Research Lecturers,
to a maximum number of ten.
•
In each academic year, it elects its chair for the following year.
B.
Duties
This Committee is to nominate for approval by the Divisional Council two
members of the Division who have made distinguished records in research, each
to deliver a lecture upon a topic of his or her choice. (CC. 10.89)
21.
FACULTY WELFARE8 (Am. 4.25.05, 5.1.14)
A.
Membership
This committee has a chair and a co-chair, one of whom should be an
emerita/emeritus. The committee has at least twelve voting members, of whom
one-third should be emeriti.
B.
Duties
This committee confers with campus administrators on matters concerning the
general welfare of both regular and emeriti faculty, such as conditions of
employment, office space, salary policy, benefits, dependent care, housing, and
other matters pertaining to either or both of the constituents. The committee
reports and recommends to the Division on these issues.
22.
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS (Am. 12.87, 9.91, 11.21.13)
A.
Membership
This Committee has at least five members.
B.
Duties
•
This Committee is responsible, on behalf of the Division, for preparation
and publication of commemorative statements concerning the lives and
services to the University of deceased members of the Division, and other
members of the University community whom the Committee, at its
discretion, may choose to memorialize.
•
It may appoint such subcommittees as may in each case be appropriate.
23.
OMBUDSPERSONS (Am. 3.92, 10.19.00)
A.
Membership
This is a committee of at least three.
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23.
OMBUDSPERSONS (continued)
B.
Duties
Members of the committee hear complaints, except as noted below, from
academic personnel regarding actions by members of the Division and other
officers of the University, by students, or by staff.
C.
Procedures
•
They are not required to hear, to investigate, or to act on complaints, but
may do so if they choose; they may refer complaints to other agencies of
the University.
•
When investigating a complaint, they may question members of the
Division and may have access to relevant documents of the Division or its
agencies, except for the confidential files of the Committee on Budget and
Interdepartmental Relations.
•
After completing their investigation, they may make recommendations to
appropriate agencies of the University.
•
Files of the Committee shall be confidential. Reports or public statements
of the Ombudspersons Committee will, under no circumstances, make
reference to specific information in confidential personnel files.
•
The Ombudspersons will not hear complaints that fall within the
jurisdiction of the Committee on Privilege and Tenure unless referred to
them by that Committee but they may take cognizance of complaints
alleging improper procedures by the Committee on Privilege and Tenure.
24.
PRIVILEGE AND TENURE (Am 10.24.02, 4.29.07)
A.
Membership
This Committee has at least seven members.
B.
Duties
•
This Committee takes cognizance of matters in accordance with Academic
Senate Bylaws 334, 335, 336, and 337.
•
The principles and procedures governing its conduct are set forth in
Senate By-Laws 334, 335, 336, and 337.
25.
RESEARCH (Am. 4.29.04, 11.14.06, 5.1.14)
A.
Membership
This Committee has a Chair, a Vice Chair, and at least fifteen Senate members.
B.
Duties
•
This Committee advises the Division in matters pertaining to the research
mission of the Division and the University;
•
Confers with and advises the Chancellor and the Vice ChancellorResearch on faculty perspectives regarding research policy matters;
•
Establishes policies governing allocations to the Committee, and
administers and allocates funds designated for research according to
established policy; and
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25.
RESEARCH (continued)
•
Makes recommendations to the VC-Research based on reviews of
Organized Research Units.
26.
RULES AND ELECTIONS (Am. 10.25.94, 11.8.07)
Membership
This Committee consists of at least three Senate members. The Secretary of the
Division shall serve as chair of this committee.
Duties
A.
This Committee prepares and reports to the Division, or to any of its Faculties,
such changes and additions to their By-Laws and Regulations as it deems
advisable;
•
Formally supervises all changes and additions to the By-Laws and
Regulations proposed by other committees or by individuals;
•
Edits and publishes the Manual of the Berkeley Division at such intervals
as it deems expedient; and
•
Determines whether a person meets the conditions for membership in the
Division.
B.
By vote of the Division, issues of interpretation of Divisional legislation may be
referred to this Committee for decision and report.
•
Such decisions are subject to review by the Division, either when the
report is made or on petition signed by twenty-five voting members of the
Division. The final date for filing such petition is ten days after the minutes
of the Division reporting the decision are placed in the mail.
•
If the Division disapproves the report of the Committee, the Committee
must at once draft legislation which expresses the intent of the Division.
•
This Committee supervises all elections of the Division and voting on
propositions submitted to the Division by mail or electronic ballot. (Senate
By-Law 340 and Berkeley Division By-Law 9)
•
Unless otherwise specified in these By-Laws, election is by a plurality of
votes cast.
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Title IV. List of Standing Committees on Educational Affairs:
Their Powers and Duties9
These committees include Senate and student members.
Student members are appointed, and shall serve,
in accordance with provisions of By-Law 13.C.
29.
ACADEMIC FREEDOM (Am. 10.29.14)
A.
Membership
This Committee has at least five Senate members and two student members.10
B.
Duties
The duty of this Committee is to study and report upon any conditions within or
without the University which, in its judgement, may affect the academic freedom
of the University, with particular reference to the acceptance of positions and
resignations from positions in the University, and to the reputation of the
University and of individual members of its faculty.
30.
ACADEMIC PLANNING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION (Am. 9.91, 3.92, 4.24.08)
A.
Membership
This Committee has at least twelve members: a Chair, a Vice Chair, and at least
four Senate members at large, appointed by the Committee on Committees; four
ex officio members: Vice Chair of the Divisional Council, Chair of the Committee
on Budget and Interdepartmental Relations, Chair of the Library Committee, the
ASUC Vice President for Academic Affairs; and one additional student member.11
B.
Duties
1.
Confer with and advise the Chancellor on policy regarding academic and
physical planning, budget, and resource allocation, both annual and long
range.
2.
Initiate studies in planning and budget matters, and if necessary to
accomplish the study, authorize establishment of ad hoc committees.
3.
Maintain liaison with other Committees of the Division on matters relating
to budget and planning.
4.
Report regularly to the Divisional Council and to the Division.
31.
ADMISSIONS, ENROLLMENT, AND PREPARATORY EDUCATION (Am. 10.25.94,
10.17.95, 11.4.96, 10.21.99, 4.25.05; EC. 11.21.00)
A.
Membership
This Committee consists of at least six Senate members, normally serving three
year staggered terms, the Assistant or Associate Vice Chancellor-Admissions
and Enrollment, as a voting member, two student members, the Director of
Undergraduate Admissions, as a non-voting member. The student members are
appointed, and shall serve, in accordance with the provisions of Bylaw 13C.
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31.
ADMISSIONS, ENROLLMENT, AND PREPARATORY EDUCATION (continued)
B.
Duties
•
This Committee considers and reports on matters involving admissions
and enrollment at Berkeley.
•
This Committee exercises in the Division responsibilities regarding
preparatory education that are assigned by the systemwide Senate
Committee on Preparatory Education and by the Division. (EC 6.00)
32.
COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS (Am. 4.22.03)
A.
Membership
This Committee consists of at least nine Senate members and two student
members.12
B.
Duties
1.
Advises the Chancellor and the Division on all matters relating to
utilization and integration of computers, information systems, and
electronic communications facilities into academic programs, including
policy matters pertaining to computer and communications facilities;
2.
Represents the Division and its Faculties in all matters of policy
concerning computers, computing, data, and telecommunications facilities;
3.
Submits recommendations for the improvement of facilities in all three
areas.
4.
It is specifically charged to:
•
Review faculty and student use of computing and communications
facilities for instruction and research;
•
Recommend ways to improve the functioning of computing and
communications facilities to meet faculty and student needs; and
•
Participate in long-range planning for communications computer
use and development.
33.
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION (Am. 10.25.94, 4.29.97, 11.13.03, 4.27.06, 11.3.10,
11.7.12)
A.
Membership
•
This Committee consists of at least thirteen Senate members, the
Secretary of the Division and the chair of the Subcommittee on the
Breadth Requirement in American Cultures as ex-officio members, three
student members, and the Registrar, ex officio, as a non-voting member.13
•
To implement the Breadth Requirement in the study of American Cultures,
the Division orders its Committee on Committees to provide members for
a panel of at least nine, two of whom will be student members, which will
decide what courses satisfy Regulation 300. This panel is to function as a
Subcommittee of the Division's Committee on Courses of Instruction. The
Chair of this Subcommittee will serve, ex officio, as a member of the
Committee on Courses of Instruction. The terms of reference of the
Subcommittee on the Breadth Requirement in American Cultures are in
Regulation 300, interpreted according to guidelines implicit in the Report
of
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33.
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION (continued)
the Special Committee on Education and Ethnicity. (Res.4.89)
B.
Term of Office
The term of office of the Committee begins on Monday of the third week of
instruction in the Fall term.
C.
Duties
•
Reviews, coordinates, and takes final action on all matters relating to
courses of instruction, including approval of new courses; modification,
withdrawal, conduct, credit valuation, and classification of existing
courses; and consults with and advises departments and individual
members of the Division on courses of instruction.
•
Gives full consideration to the views and conclusions of appropriate
departments, departmental committees and representatives, and faculty
members when matters related to their courses of instruction come before
the Committee.
•
Neither advises on, nor has any jurisdiction over, courses in the School of
Law. [SOR 105.2(b)]
•
Acts on behalf of the Division in reviewing recommendations from the
colleges, schools, and Graduate Council concerning the award of
degrees, certificates, and honors (See By-Law 100).
•
Reviews and takes final action on requests for exceptions to Division
Regulations governing courses of instruction and the awarding of degrees,
certificates, and honors.
34.
DEMONSTRATIONS AND STUDENT ACTIONS (En. 5.2.12; Eff. Fall 2012)
A.
Membership
This Committee consists of at least seven Senate members and two student
members.14 The Chair and Vice Chair are designated by the Committee on
Committees from among the appointed members.
B.
Duties
This Committee represents the Division in matters relating to demonstrations,
protests, and similar actions on campus.
35.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND CAMPUS CLIMATE (En. 5.1.14)
A.
Membership
This Committee consists of at least twelve Senate members, two student
members, and, as ex officio non-voting members, the Vice Chancellor for Equity
and Inclusion and the Associate Vice Provost for the Faculty.19
B.
Duties
•
To encourage and aid departments in strengthening their efforts to foster
and achieve equality of opportunity for academic personnel, students, and
academic programs;
•
To review information on the status of affirmative action, campus climate,
and diversity provided by the campus and University administrations and
make recommendations regarding said findings to the Divisional Council;
•
To report to the Division annually on the progress of the campus in
achieving equality of opportunity and a supportive campus climate for
underrepresented and otherwise excluded groups; and
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35.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND CAMPUS CLIMATE (continued)
•
To advise, aid, and review academic preparation and development
programs (from pre-college to graduate level) in order to help such
programs encourage and aid students who have encountered restricted
educational opportunities.
36.
EDUCATIONAL POLICY (Am. 4.25.02, 4.29.04, 4.19.07)
A.
Membership
This Committee consists of at least twelve Senate members and three student
members.15
B.
Duties
•
Considers and reports upon matters involving questions of educational
policy;
•
Initiates proposals involving questions of educational policy;
•
Advises the Division in all matters relating to educational policy, including
significant changes in the allocation of campus resources;
•
Makes recommendations to the Divisional Council on the establishment and
disestablishment of curricula, colleges, schools, departments, institutes,
bureaus and the like (See Regulation 300. American Cultures Breadth
Requirement) (CC. 4.89); and
•
Participates in campus program review of academic departments and units,
paying special attention to matters involving undergraduate education.
37.
GRADUATE COUNCIL
A.
Membership
•
The Graduate Council shall comprise the Dean of the Graduate Division,
ex officio, at least twelve other Senate members, and three graduate
students.16
•
The Chair and Vice Chair are designated by the Committee on
Committees from among the appointed members.
B.
Duties
•
The Council exercises administrative and coordinating functions in the
Graduate Division at Berkeley in accordance with Senate By-Law 330.
•
The Council may delegate its authority for the approval of graduate
courses, numbered 200-299, to the Divisional Committee on Courses of
Instruction. (En. 4.22.03)
•
The Graduate Council may adopt bylaws setting out the membership and
procedures for appointment of standing committees. (En. 11.8.05)
39.
LIBRARY
A.
Membership
This Committee has two student members; number of Senate members not
specified.17
B.
Duties
•
Advises the Chancellor regarding administration of the Library; and
•
Performs such other duties relative to the Library as may be committed to
the Division.
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40.
PRIZES
A.
Membership
This Committee has two student members; number of Senate members not
specified.18
B.
Duties
This Committee supervises the award of such prizes, not otherwise provided for,
as are restricted to students on the Berkeley Campus.
43.
STUDENT AFFAIRS (Am. 10.25.94, 10.19.00)
A.
Membership
This Committee has at least four Senate members, the President of the
Associated Students of the University of California (Berkeley), ex officio, one
graduate student, and one undergraduate student.19
B.
Duties
This Committee shall act as a forum for the exchange of views among faculty,
students and administrators in order to enhance the quality of student life,
thereby strengthening the campus community. Accordingly, this Committee shall
address issues pertaining to social welfare (e.g., health, safety), intellectual
growth (e.g. academic support), and ethical development (e.g., community
service, student and faculty conduct.
45. TEACHING (CC. 10.89, Am. 3.92, 4.29.04, 5.1.14; EC. 10.20.14)
A.
Membership
This Committee has at least five Senate members, of whom a minimum of two
should be past recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Award, and two student
members, one undergraduate and one graduate.20
B.
Duties
•
Encourage and aid departments to strengthen their efforts to foster,
recognize, and reward good teaching;
•
Nominate members of the Faculty for approval by the Divisional Council to
receive Distinguished Teaching Awards and other awards as appropriate.
Upon request from the Chancellor or members of the Chancellor’s cabinet,
solicit and submit nominations of faculty members as potential recipients of
external awards for teaching;
•
Advise the administration on the allocation of resources for instructional
improvement and development; and
•
Undertake special activities to improve teaching and learning on campus.
•
Study issues concerning teaching on the campus and make
recommendations to the Berkeley Division.
47.
UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL (En. 10.29.14)
A.
Membership
This Committee consists of at least twelve Senate members, the President of the
Associated Students of the University of California (Berkeley), ex officio, and two
undergraduate student members. The Chair of the Committee on Undergraduate
Scholarships, Honors, and Financial Aid and a Senate member of the Committee
on Educational Policy are ex officio members of this Committee.
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47.
UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL (continued)
B.
Duties
• Advises the Senate on matters related to undergraduate curriculum
development.
• Participates in the periodic review of undergraduate majors sponsored by
departments and schools.
• Reviews proposals for new undergraduate majors and specializations.
• Advises the Senate on issues related to the quality of undergraduate student
life, including residential living, mentorship and counseling, health and
wellness.
• Through the Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Honors, and
Financial Aid, recommends to the Chancellor policies related to awarding
undergraduate financial aid and scholarships, and setting criteria for the
award of undergraduate honors.
48.
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS, HONORS, AND FINANCIAL AID (Am. 4.88,
11.13.03, 5.2.12)
A.
Membership
This Committee has at least 15 Senate members and two student members.21
B.
Duties
•
Recommends to the President, through the Chancellor, award of such
undergraduate scholarships as are restricted to students on the Berkeley
Campus.
•
Recommends to the Chancellor policies related to the awarding of all
undergraduate financial aid on the Berkeley campus.
•
Determines criteria for award of undergraduate honors and Honors with
the Bachelor's Degree.
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PART III. FACULTIES22
Title I. General Functions and Powers
60.
FACULTY GOVERNMENT
Each Faculty conducts the government of its College or School, subject to the following
limitations:
1.
A Faculty is a committee of the Division, is responsible to the Division, and may
from time to time be instructed by the Division.
2.
A Faculty may adopt By-Laws and Regulations consistent with the By-Laws and
Regulations of the Division, which are submitted as an informational item to the
Division and printed as an Appendix to the Berkeley Division Manual.
3.
A Faculty selects its officers, except for the executive officers of the College or
School, who are administrative appointees.
4.
A Faculty may delegate its authority to committees or to its officers.
5.
Instructors of less than 2 years' service have no vote (Senate By-Law 55).
62.
FACULTY POWERS
1.
Graduate study and higher degrees are subject to the rules and coordinating
powers of the Graduate Council.
2.
A Faculty is not responsible for student discipline.
3.
A Faculty may recommend to the Division amendments of the By-Laws and
Regulations.
64.
FACULTY MEMBERSHIP (EC. 6.30.94; EC. 1.1.99)
The following are ex officio members of the Faculty of each School and College:
•
The President of the University
•
The Chancellor at Berkeley
•
The Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
•
The Dean of the respective School or College as listed below.
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Title II. List of Faculties and Their Membership
70.
WALTER A. HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (Am. 9.91)
In addition to ex officio members, By-Law 64, members of this Faculty are:
1.
All members of the Division who are members of the Department of Business
Administration.
2.
One representative designated by each other Department giving courses
required in the curricula of the Walter A. Haas School of Business or giving
courses that form part of special programs accepted in the School.
72.
COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY
(Am 9.91, CC. 10.89, EC.11.91)
In addition to ex officio members, By-Law 64, members of this Faculty are:
1.
Deans of the Colleges of Engineering, Letters and Science, and Natural
Resources; Dean of the Walter A. Haas School of Business, Deans of the
Schools of Pharmacy (San Francisco), and Public Health.
2.
The Department Chair, or a representative designated by the Chair, from the
Departments of:
Entomological Sciences
Nutritional Sciences
Geology and Geophysics
Plant Biology
Integrative Biology
Soil Science
Molecular and Cell Biology
3.
The Chairs of the Biology, Physical Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Councils.
4.
Department and Division Chairs in the College of Engineering;
5.
Departmental representatives designated by the Department Chair as follows:
•
Three from the Department of Mathematics;
•
Three from the Department of Physics.
6.
All members of the Division who are members of the Department of Chemistry
and Chemical Engineering.
74.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (CC. 7.1.06)
In addition to ex officio members, By-Law 64, members of this Faculty are:
1.
All members of the Division who are members of the Department of Education;
2.
Members selected from among the departments, colleges and schools of the
Berkeley Campus, representing subjects taught in the public schools and
disciplines which are foundations of educational theory and practice.
•
Selection of such members, their numbers, and terms of service are
recommended to the School by the Standing Committee on Membership.
3.
Supervisors of Teacher Education who have served three or more years as fulltime officers of instruction in the School of Education.
•
On matters concerning which the Faculty makes recommendations to the
Berkeley Division, these Supervisors may participate and vote;
•
On matters concerning which the Faculty takes final action on authority
delegated by the Senate, they may participate as non-voting members.
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76.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (Am. 9.91)
In addition to ex officio members, By-Law 64, members of this Faculty are:
1.
Deans of the Colleges of Chemistry, Environmental Design, Letters and Science,
and Natural Resources; and Deans of the Walter A. Haas School of Business
and the School of Public Health. (CC. 11.8.05)
2.
All members of the Division who are members of departments assigned to the
College of Engineering.
3.
Chairs of the Departments of:
Chemistry
Mathematics
Chemical Engineering
Physics
Geology and Geophysics
Statistics
4.
One representative nominated by each other department giving courses
prescribed in the curricula of the College of Engineering.
5.
Such other members of the Senate as the Dean of the College may nominate
because of their contribution in teaching or research to the field of engineering.
78.
COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
In addition to ex officio members, By-Law 64, members of this Faculty are:
1.
All members of the Division who are members of the Departments of
Architecture, City and Regional Planning, or Landscape Architecture.
2.
Such representatives of related Departments as are appointed by the Chair of
the Faculty.
80.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
In addition to ex officio members, By-Law 64, members of this Faculty are:
1.
Dean of the Graduate Division;
2.
All members of the Division giving instruction in the School;
3.
As non-voting members, all other persons giving instruction in the School during
each term in which they are teaching.
82.
SCHOOL OF LAW
In addition to ex officio members, By-Law 64, members of this Faculty are:
1.
All members of the Division who are members of the Department of Law.
2.
Those members of the Division who give courses that are required for the degree
of Juris Doctor.
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84.
COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE
In addition to ex officio members, By-Law 64, members of this Faculty are:
1.
All members of the Division who are members of departments or divisions of
departments assigned to, or offering a major program in, the College of Letters
and Science.
2.
One representative designated by each other department which offers courses in
satisfaction of specific requirements of curricula of the College of Letters and
Science.
Any school or college on the Berkeley Campus which this leaves without a
representative is entitled to designate one.
(EC.00)
86.
SCHOOL OF INFORMATION (Am. 4.22.03; CC. 6.26.06)
In addition to ex officio members, By-Law 64, members of this Faculty are all members
of the Division who are members of the School of Information.
88.
COLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES (Am. 9.91)
In addition to ex officio members, By-Law 64, members of this Faculty are:
1.
All members of the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate who are members
of Departments assigned to the College of Natural Resources.
2.
Four representatives from the College of Letters and Science, including at least one
from the biological sciences, one from the social sciences, and one from the
humanities.
3.
One representative each from the:
•
Colleges of Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Design;
•
Walter A. Haas School of Business, Schools of Education, Public Health;
•
Graduate School of Journalism, Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of
Public Policy. (CC. 7.1.97 )
4.
Up to five members of the Berkeley Division at large to be appointed by the
Executive Committee in its capacity as the Committee on Committees.
Each representative designated under Sections 2,3,4 above serves one year or until a
successor is selected.
90.
SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY
In addition to ex officio members, By-Law 64, members of this Faculty are:
1.
All members of the Division who give instruction in optometry or physiological
optics.
2.
One representative designated by each of the Departments of:
Chemistry
Physics
Integrative Biology
Psychology
Mathematics
Public Health
Molecular and Cell Biology
Statistics
(CC. 8.89)
3.
One representative of the School of Medicine (San Francisco), appointed by the
Dean of the School of Medicine upon nomination by the Department of
Ophthalmology.
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91.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH23 (En. 11.8.05)
In addition to ex officio members, By-Law 64, members of this Faculty are:
1.
All members of the Division who are members of the School of Public Health.
2.
The Chancellor at UC San Francisco.
92.
RICHARD AND RHODA GOLDMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY (CC. 7.1.97)
In addition to ex officio members, By-Law 64, members of this Faculty are:
1.
All members of the Division who are members of the Department of Public
Policy.
2.
For one-year terms, such other members of the Division up to a total of five as
are appointed by the Dean of the School.
94.
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE
In addition to ex officio members, By-Law 64, members of this Faculty are:
1.
All members of the Academic Senate who are members of the Department of
Social Welfare.
2.
Three members of the Academic Senate holding appointment in allied
professional schools at Berkeley and San Francisco; and
•
Three members of the Academic Senate holding appointment in the social
sciences departments at Berkeley.
•
These six members shall be appointed by the Dean of the Graduate
Division on nomination of the Executive Committee of the Faculty after
consultation with the Deans and Department Chairs concerned.
•
They shall serve for one year and may be reappointed.
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PART IV. DEGREES
100.
DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, HONORS (Am. 11.5.09)
•
The Division delegates to the Committee on Courses of Instruction its authority to
recommend to the Chancellor at Berkeley, for transmittal to the President of the
University, candidates for Degrees, Certificates that meet the criteria stated in
Senate Regulation 735, and Honors.
•
In its review of doubtful cases, the Committee shall consult with the
recommending officer.
•
After forwarding its recommendations, the Committee shall report such action at
the next regular meeting of the Division.
PART V. LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
160.
VOTING REQUIREMENTS
(Am. 3.89)
•
Enactment, amendment or repeal of the By-Laws requires a two-thirds vote of
those present and voting or of those voting by mail ballot.
•
Modification of Regulations requires approval of a majority of those present and
voting or of those voting by mail ballot.
•
All other business requires a majority of the votes cast.
•
Abstentions will not count in the calculation of the two-thirds vote required for
approval of By-Laws or the majority necessary to pass Regulations, or
modification of either.
161.
ELECTRONIC OR MAIL BALLOT
(En. 3.89; Am. 11.8.07)
An electronic or mail ballot must be held on any issue, including modification of
legislation, if a majority of the voting members present at a meeting of the Division so
orders. Electronic and mail ballots are held in accordance with Senate By-Laws 95 and
340 and Berkeley Division By-Laws 9.A and 9.D.
162.
PRIOR NOTICE (Am. 3.89, 11.13.08)
A.
Legislative Changes
The full text of proposed modification of Divisional or Senate legislation that is to
be acted on at a meeting of the Division must be sent in electronic or paper form
at least seven calendar days prior to the meeting.
B.
Business Not Noticed
1.
At a Regular Meeting, the Division may take up any other business,
except legislation as noted in By-Law 162.A above, whether or not noticed
in the call to meeting. But, if not so noticed, such business can be acted
upon finally only after members present have consented so to act by twothirds of the votes cast. (CC. 3.89)
2.
At a Special or Emergency Meeting, Business Not Noticed in the call to
meeting can be taken up only after unanimous consent, and can be acted
upon finally only after members present have consented so to act by twothirds of the votes cast.
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163.
PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY (En. 10.19.00)
Questions of order not covered by legislation are governed by Robert’s Rules of Order.
164.
CONSENT CALENDAR
•
Those items of business which the Chair and the Vice Chair of the Division deem
to be non-controversial may be placed on a Consent Calendar printed in the
Notice of Meeting under Special Orders. (CC. 10.89)
•
Approval of all business on the Consent Calendar requires a single unanimous
vote. If there is objection to any item on the Consent Calendar, it is thereby
removed and becomes the subject of New Business.
166.
DEFINITIONS (from the By-Laws of the Academic Senate)
•
The term "modification of legislation" means enactment of new legislation and
amendment or repeal of existing legislation. (En. 3.89)
•
The term "legislation" denotes only By-Laws and Regulations of Senate
agencies.
•
The term "memorial" designates a declaration or petition addressed to the
President for transmission to The Regents.
•
The term "resolution" designates a declaration or petition to the President not
intended for transmission to the Regents.
•
The term "legislative agency" denotes only:
The Assembly of the Academic Senate;
A Division of the Academic Senate;
An assembly of the Division.
PART VI. BUDGET
170.
DIVISIONAL BUDGET
When requested, the Chair of the Division submits an annual budget to the Chancellor
to support the work of the Division.
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ENDNOTES
1
By-Laws 1 and 2 are excerpts from the Standing Orders of The Regents, 105.1. As voted at the 3.92 meeting
of the Division, the By-laws have been altered where necessary to remove gender designations.
2
To place the newly enacted "Divisional Council" in proper sequence in the Manual, it was renumbered "ByLaw 4" instead of "By-Law 8" as proposed. Subsequent By-Laws in Part I were renumbered accordingly.
3
By-Law 9 contains sections of By-Laws that were amended at the 4.26.01 Division meeting.
4
Committee on Committee members are elected at large (By-Law 17) and Divisional Council members are ex
officio or elected at large (By-Law 4).
5
Committee on Committee members are elected at large (By-Law 17) and Divisional Council members are ex
officio or elected at large (By-Law 4).
6
If a student is unable to attend a meeting, then she or he must attempt to inform the committee chair or staff in
advance of the expected absence.
7
The following by-laws have been repealed: 1) 18 (Elections, repealed 10.25.94), 2) 27 (Senate Policy;
Divisional Council superseded Senate Policy, effective 10.10.89), 3) 28 (Committee on University-Emeriti
Relations; repealed 5.1.14; membership and duties incorporated into Committee on Faculty Welfare), 4) 42
(Status of Women and Ethnic Minorities; repealed 5.1.14; replaced by Committee on Diversity, Equity, and
Campus Climate), and 5) 44 (Student Diversity and Academic Development; repealed 5.1.14; replaced by
Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Campus Climate).
8
Formerly “University Welfare” (UWEL). This by-law was moved and renumbered after its name was changed.
Subsequent by-laws in Title III have also been renumbered.
9
The following By-laws have been repealed: 1) 34 (Council on Educational Development, repealed 3.92), 2) 36
(Council for Ethnic Studies Curricula, repealed 4.25.05), 3) 41 (Council for Special Curricula, repealed
4.25.05), 4) 46 (Preparatory Education, repealed 10.25.94), 5) 48 (University Extension, repealed 11.3.10),
and 6) 38 (International Education, repealed 10.29.14).
10
See By-Law 13.C.
11
See By-Law 13.C.
12
See By-Law 13.C.
13
See By-Law 13.C.
14
See By-Law 13.C.
15
See By-Law 13.C.
16
See By-Law 13.C.
17
See By-Law 13.C.
18
See By-Law 13.C.
19
See By-Law 13.C.
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20
See By-Law 13.C.
21
See By-Law 13.C.
22
Representative Assembly (formerly Part III, By-Laws 64-70) repealed 3.14.89; subsequent By-Laws were
renumbered with conforming changes.
23
The Assembly of the Academic Senate repealed Senate Bylaw 235, which established the School of Public
Health as a faculty that reported to the Assembly of the Academic Senate, on December 12, 2005.